Lygephila fallax

Double-spotted Snout at Turner, ACT

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Identification history

Lygephila fallax	17 Mar 2025	WendyEM
Lygephila fallax	17 Mar 2025	kasiaaus
Athetis tenuis	24 Feb 2025	donhe
Mythimna semicana	13 Oct 2024	donhe
Unverified	13 Oct 2024	ConBoekel

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2 comments

WendyEM wrote:

23 Feb 2025

I don't think this is Athetis tenuis. It had a crest, sticking out palps and wider different shaped wings. I can't think of an alternative ID now. It could even be a Geometrid, Ennominae ?

WendyEM wrote:

17 Mar 2025

Well spotted . I imagine the odd colour of this moth is due to 'warm' lighting or filtering or both.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.117338 -35.269002
Places Turner, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
10 Oct 2024 08:09 PM Recorded on
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Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Lygephila fallax Scientific name
Double-spotted Snout Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 797.9m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Tathorhynchus fallax

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Australian Capital Territory

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